Fiction. Born in Brazil, novelist DomÃcio Coutinho immigrated to the United States in 1959. His first novel, DUKE, THE DOG PRIEST, comically explores Nova Eboracense, Brazilian New York, with its dazzling mix of priests, brothers, nuns, students, church workers, parishioners, city luminaries, and a dog named Duke who wants to become a priest--making for a wonderfully fantastic novel.